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Jeremiah 36:24

in Jeremiah 36

Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

KJV

Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

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This verse in Jeremiah 36

Commentary

2 notes on this verse
Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments,.... They were not struck with horror at such an impious action as the burning of the roll; nor afraid of the judgments and wrath of God threatened in it; nor did they rend their garments in token of sorrow and mourning on account of either, as used to be when anything blasphemous was said or done, or any bad news were brought. The Jews from hence conclude, that whenever a man sees the book of the law torn of cut to pieces, he should rend his garments (t).

This site's exposition

the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments

on Jeremiah 36:24-26

The king and his servants “did not become frightened or tear their garments,” though the officials had turned in fear. Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urge the king not to burn the scroll, and he orders Baruch and Jeremiah seized. Verse 26 ends, “But the LORD had hidden them.”

The words behind it

14 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְלֹ֣אand not

    velo'H3808 →5168 times

  • פָחֲד֔וּthey were afraid

    fachaduH6342 →25 times

  • וְלֹ֥אand not

    velo'H3808 →5168 times

  • קָרְע֖וּthey tore

    kareuH7167 →63 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • בִּגְדֵיהֶ֑םclothes their

    bigdeihemH899 →217 times

  • הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • עֲבָדָ֔יוservants his

    ʾavadavH5650 →799 times

  • הַשֹּׁ֣מְעִ֔יםwho heard

    hashomeimH8085 →1159 times

  • אֵ֥ת<obj.>

    ʾetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe words

    hadevarimH1697 →1440 times

  • הָאֵֽלֶּה׃<the> these

    haelehH428 →746 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 36:16When they had heard all these words, they turned to one another in fear and said to Baruch, “Surely we must report all these words to the king.”5 worksPsalms 36:1An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.4 works1 Kings 21:27When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.3 worksPsalms 64:5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.3 works2 Kings 19:1–2On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.3 worksJonah 3:6When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Isaiah 36:22Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.3 works2 Kings 22:11When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes3 worksMatthew 26:65At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.3 worksMatthew 12:41The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.2 worksJob 15:4But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.2 worksJeremiah 5:3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.2 worksRomans 3:18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”2 works2 Chronicles 34:19–31When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes2 worksIsaiah 26:11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!2 worksGenesis 37:29When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,2 works2 Kings 5:7When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”2 worksActs 14:14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Psalms 36:1

    An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

    it leads to

    • Romans 3:18

      “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

    • Proverbs 16:6

      By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.

  • Through

    1 Kings 21:27

    When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 6:30

      When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.

    • Genesis 37:34

      Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

    • 2 Samuel 3:31

      Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.

  • Through

    Psalms 64:5

    They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 140:5

      The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah

    • Psalms 10:11

      He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”

    • Job 22:13

      Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Prophecies — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Prophecies — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 36 →

This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.

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